Iron Range Engineering PDF - The third in a series on rural education issues, this brief looks at engineering education in northeastern Minnesota. A program called Iron Range Engineering keeps youth closer to home and provides local industry with a steady stream on engineers. The National Academy of Engineering called for such a school in 2005, but few programs left lecture-hall learning for hands-on until Iron Range made the switch. Before then, engineering education hadn't change in 60 years. (Carol Kreck, ECS, November 2013)...

High-Quality Service-Learning Opens the Door for Students’ Entry into STEM Fields PDF - Based on a project that examined 19 schools, NCLC has gathered information on the relationship between STEM-focused service-learning and student interest and performance in STEM-related courses and careers. The findings of this evaluation suggest that STEM-related service-learning is a powerful tool for schools to use to drive student performance and interest in STEM fields. (Paul Baumann, ECS, May 2013)...

STEM Performance PDF - This issue of The Progress of Education Reform identifies promising and research-based approaches for enhancing student interest and achievement in STEM disciplines, including approaches that come with a smaller state-budget price tag. (Jennifer Dounay Zinth, Education Commission of the States, February 2011)...

High School-Level STEM Initiatives - This database provides information on a variety of state efforts intended to increase student interest and achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in grades 9-12. (Kyle Zinth, Education Commission of the States, June 2008)...

Work to Do: The Role of STEM Education in Improving the Tri-State Region's Workforce - Although STEM education is becoming more of a priority across the region, a finding of this study is that rural areas represent one of the greatest, yet underexploited, opportunities for STEM education to impact workforce development. Researchers found opportunities to learn about STEM subjects were lacking in rural schools in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. (Carnegie Science Center, October 2014)...

Colorado Talent for an Innovation Economy Powered by STEM - Although Colorado's need for STEM-educated workers is expected to exceed average national requirements over the next 10 years, the state's STEM pipeline isn't currently producing the numbers needed. A document released last week stressed building support for STEM education, increasing its presence in the earliest grades,and exposing more girls and diverse students to the sciences. (Colorado Education Initiative, August 2014)
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